Monday, January 3, 2011

The Life of Fish (2010)

Summary:At a house party, a handsome man wanders around catching up with friends
he has not seen for some years. A travel writer now based in Berlin,
Andre appears to be living an exciting international life, and yet...
something has drawn him back home to Santiago. As the night goes on, we
realize that a tragedy binds this group - an event that was also the
impetus for Andre's departure from Chile years ago. Moreover, there is
someone at the party he goes to great lengths to avoid. But she is the
very person he most needs to see.

The Life of Fish from director Matías Bize, is Chile's official entry to the 83rd Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film category. It is a simple and intimate film set in a small house party with great dialogue and quite impressive cinematography for being limited to such a confined space. Although the story is simple and predictable, the characters are believable and played by some very talented actors.

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